G.I. Combat #2

The Unknown Soldier stalks the foreground of this striking 2012 New 52 anthology, his bandaged face and combat rifle conveying quiet menace as a massive, skull-like specter looms from the crumbling wall behind him — an eerie visual promise that "where he walks, death follows." Viktor Kalvachev's cover art pairs earthy, battle-worn tones with that imposing supernatural silhouette to compelling effect. The issue also teases a second feature with "The War That Time Forgot Rages On," making this an action-packed double dose of DC's military storytelling from writers J.T. Krul, Justin Gray, and Jimmy Palmiotti alongside artist Ariel Olivetti.